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NSTDA Annual Conference 2013

Dr.Lunchakorn Prathumratana Thailand Environment Institute (TEI)

Eco Labels in AEC

Eco labels in AEC

ASEAN GEN member No.of standards No.of certified products Singapore Yes

45 2150

Thailand Yes

73 512

Philippines Yes

37 41

Malaysia* Yes

37 72

Indonesia Yes

11 19

Brunei No

• Cambodia

No

• Laos

No

• Myanmar

No

• Vietnam

No

• ASEAN and Type 1 Ecolabelling

Updated December, 2012

Thailand

Thai Green Label Scheme

• initiated by the Thailand Business Council for Sustainable

Develop-ment (TBCSD)

• formally launched in August 1994 by the Thailand Environment

Institute (TEI) in association with the Ministry of Industry

• recognized as a member of GEN

Carbon Reduction Label

• developed and supported by the Thailand GHG Management

Organization (TGO) and TEI

• awarded to registered products when one of three criteria of

GHG reduction in the manufacturing process of the product is fulfilled

Thai Green Label – List of applicable products (Total 73 products)

Building products Electrical appliances IT Gypsum board Hand driers VDO media players/recorders Panels for the building, decorating and furniture industry Washing machines for household Facsimile machine Ceramic floor/roof tiles Microwave ovens Photocopiers Cement roof tiles Vacuum cleaners Printers Concrete roof tiles Electric kettles Mobile phones Clay roof tiles Electric rice cooker Computers Building glasses Refrigerators Office products Thermal insulations Air conditioners Writing instruments Rubber insulation Electric fans Papers Cement board TVs Printing inks Plastic pipes: PE Fluorescent lamps Correcting agents Bricks and blocks Luminaires for double-capped fluorescent lamp Wall coverings Electronic ballasts Floor coverings Heat pumps Windows, doors and frames Motors Paints Furniture

Thai Green Label – List of applicable products

Household Automotive Sanitary ware ( Water closets) Car batteries Secondary batteries Motorcycle tires Primary batteries Tyres Faucets and water saving Motocycles Product made from rubber wood Vehicles Chemical related products Canopy and deck cover for motor vehicle Surface cleaners Services Laundry detergent products Dry cleaning and laundry service Dishwashing detergents Gasoline stations Liquid softener Lubricant changing service stations Lubricant Textile Fire extinguishers Products made of cloth Soap Carpet Shampoo Others Spray Fertilizers Recycled plastic products Compostable plastic products

Carbon Footprint of Products

• initiated by the TGO in collaboration with the Thai National

Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), and the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) under the Ministry of Science and Technology

• focuses on the quantification and depiction of GHG-emissions
• f a specified product

Thai Energy Efficiency Label

• initiated Ministry of Energy since 1990, promoted by Electricity

Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)

• electrical products

Green Leaf Standard

• supported by the Green Leaf Foundation and the Board
• f Environmental Promotion of Tourism Activities (BEPTA)
• focuses on environmental quality of hotel

accommodations.

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Indonesia

Ekolabel Indonesia

• Practitioner organization: Ministry of Environment
• recognized as a member of GEN
• Detergents, leather, leather casual shoes, textiles,

tissue paper, un-coating printing paper, wrapping paper Lembaga Indonesia Ekolabel

• Practitioner organization: Indonesian Ecolabelling

Institute (LEI-Lembaga Ekolabel Indone-sia

• Forest certification systems

Energy Efficiency Label

• Launched in 2008 by the Directorate General of

Electricity and Energy Development (DGEED)

• Electrical products

Malaysia

• Program: SIRIM Ecolabelling Scheme
• Practitioner organization: SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd
• recognized as a member of GEN

Group of product criteria

Philippines

• Practitioner: The Philippine Centre for Environmental Protection

and Sustainable Development, Inc. (PCEPSDI)

• Program: Green Choice Philippines
• recognized as a member of GEN

Singapore

Singapore Green Label Scheme (SGLS)

• administered by the Singapore Environment Council (SEC)
• launched in 1992
• recognized as a member of GEN

Group of product criteria

Singapore Green Building Product Certification Scheme

• launched in 2010 by the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC)
• complements the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Green

Mark Scheme

Energy labelling scheme

• launched by the National Environment Agency (NEA) in

association with the Singapore Environment Council (SEC).

• It started out as a voluntary certification scheme in 2002.
• At mid-2007, the requirement of affixing energy efficiency

labels to all air-conditioners and refrigerators that are to be sold became mandatory.

Singapore

More information…

Contact

Office of the Green Label Secretariat Thailand Environment Institute (TEI) 16/151 Muang Thong Thani, Bond Street, Bangpood, Pakkred, Nonthaburi 11120 THAILAND Tel.+662 503 3333 ext.116 Website: http://www.tei.or.th/greenlabel/ Email: lunchakorn@tei.or.th

Additional info. (for reference)

Seal of approval for the environmentally friendly products Market-driven tool for environmental improvement Convey information regarding the environmental friendliness of the product to consumers in simple and objective way Encourage the manufacturers to improve their technologies to a lower environmental impact

Environmental Labels

Types of Environmental Label

• Type I (ISO 14024): Voluntary, multiple criteria-based,

practitioner programs, based on life cycle considerations

• Type II (ISO 14021): Informative environmental self-

declaration claims made by manufacturers, importers, distributors or retailers

• Type III (ISO 14025): Quantified product information

label based upon independent verification using preset indices (life cycle assessment)

Type 1 Environmental Labels (27 Schemes)

Only the best products can be awarded to use the logo; Consumers may buy these products without doubt.

Ukraine Germany Japan Nordic ROC USA China Korea EU Singapore NZ HKFEP Philippines SSNC Indonesia Australia Czech HK India Canada Sweden Brazil Russia Croatia Thailand Israel Malaysia

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Number of Certified Products (2012)

Updated November 2012

Type II Environmental Labels

• Self declarations
• Environmental claims made for goods and services by

the producer

Sweden

• Rep. of Korea

Eco Leaf (Japan)

Type III Environmental Labels